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This Is Going to Hurt
- Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
- By: Adam Kay
- Narrated by: Adam Kay
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life-and-death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids and the hospital parking meter earns more than you. Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line....
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Heartbreaking and hilarious!
- By rachch on 20-09-17
By: Adam Kay
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The Seven Ages of Death
- A Forensic Pathologist’s Journey Through Life
- By: Dr Richard Shepherd
- Narrated by: Dr Richard Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and best-selling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd....
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Excellent
- By Anonymous User on 07-09-21
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Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
- By: Adam Kay
- Narrated by: Adam Kay
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat...but 1.4 million NHS workers are heading off to work....
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Bloody loved it!
- By Gemma on 17-10-19
By: Adam Kay
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999
- My Life on the Frontline of the Ambulance Service
- By: Dan Farnworth
- Narrated by: Mark Hadfield
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Having worked in the emergency services for more than 15 years, Dan Farnworth has seen it all. There was the time he was called to take away a dead body - only for the 'corpse' to jolt back into life and demand to know what he was doing in her house....
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great book great read
- By Amazon Customer on 07-09-21
By: Dan Farnworth
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All Creatures Great and Small
- The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James Herriot 1930s Yorkshire seems to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world....
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Great story and narrator - terrible sound quality
- By Culvers on 15-07-16
By: James Herriot
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The Prison Doctor
- The Final Sentence
- By: Dr Amanda Brown
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Danger. Deportation. Death. These are just some of the fates facing the inmates at Huntercombe prison. Dr Amanda Brown is doing all she can for each patient stuck in no-man’s land....
By: Dr Amanda Brown
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This Is Going to Hurt
- Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
- By: Adam Kay
- Narrated by: Adam Kay
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life-and-death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids and the hospital parking meter earns more than you. Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line....
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Heartbreaking and hilarious!
- By rachch on 20-09-17
By: Adam Kay
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The Seven Ages of Death
- A Forensic Pathologist’s Journey Through Life
- By: Dr Richard Shepherd
- Narrated by: Dr Richard Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and best-selling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd....
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Excellent
- By Anonymous User on 07-09-21
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Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
- By: Adam Kay
- Narrated by: Adam Kay
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat...but 1.4 million NHS workers are heading off to work....
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Bloody loved it!
- By Gemma on 17-10-19
By: Adam Kay
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999
- My Life on the Frontline of the Ambulance Service
- By: Dan Farnworth
- Narrated by: Mark Hadfield
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Having worked in the emergency services for more than 15 years, Dan Farnworth has seen it all. There was the time he was called to take away a dead body - only for the 'corpse' to jolt back into life and demand to know what he was doing in her house....
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great book great read
- By Amazon Customer on 07-09-21
By: Dan Farnworth
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All Creatures Great and Small
- The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James Herriot 1930s Yorkshire seems to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world....
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Great story and narrator - terrible sound quality
- By Culvers on 15-07-16
By: James Herriot
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The Prison Doctor
- The Final Sentence
- By: Dr Amanda Brown
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Danger. Deportation. Death. These are just some of the fates facing the inmates at Huntercombe prison. Dr Amanda Brown is doing all she can for each patient stuck in no-man’s land....
By: Dr Amanda Brown
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The Sleeping Beauties
- And Other Stories of Mystery Illness
- By: Suzanne O'Sullivan
- Narrated by: Suzanne O'Sullivan
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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A gripping investigation into an extraordinary medical phenomenon from the prize-winning author of It’s Not All In Your Head....
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A holistic take on psychosomatic illness
- By Ewa M on 23-01-22
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With the End in Mind
- Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial
- By: Kathryn Mannix
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Carling, Kathryn Mannix
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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In this unprecedented memoir, a palliative medicine pioneer explores the biggest taboo in our society and the only certainty we all share: death....
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Brilliant
- By Debi Rutter on 22-01-18
By: Kathryn Mannix
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All Things Bright and Beautiful
- The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The second volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small....
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at last
- By MD on 10-12-17
By: James Herriot
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- How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations
- By: Kathryn Mannix
- Narrated by: Kathryn Mannix
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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From the best-selling author of With the End in Mind, this is a book about the conversations that matter and how to have them better - more honestly, more confidently and without regret....
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Utterly wonderful.
- By Caroline E McNicoll on 01-12-21
By: Kathryn Mannix
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Frontline Midwife
- My Story of Survival and Keeping Others Safe
- By: Anna Kent
- Narrated by: Anna Kent
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a story of women in crisis, seen through the eyes of a remarkable midwife....
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Incredible
- By Gebè on 13-05-22
By: Anna Kent
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Proof of Heaven
- By: Dr Eben Alexander
- Narrated by: Dr Eben Alexander
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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Internationally acclaimed neurosurgeon Dr Eben Alexander always considered himself a man of science....
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It would be wonderful if it were true..
- By The Steel Remains on 02-09-15
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Going on the Turn
- By: Danny Baker
- Narrated by: Danny Baker
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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Danny Baker is a national treasure with a well-documented and colourful life. For over a quarter of a century, he has amused and entertained audiences on both radio and television....
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Great book, poor audio editing
- By Dave on 03-11-17
By: Danny Baker
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Max the Miracle Dog
- The Heart-Warming Tale of a Life-Saving Friendship
- By: Kerry Irving
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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Are you ready, Max? If anyone's going to help me do this, it's you. The heart-warming tale of a life-saving friendship....
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max
- By Valerie on 03-12-20
By: Kerry Irving
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No Time Like the Future
- An Optimist Considers Mortality
- By: Michael J. Fox
- Narrated by: Michael J Fox
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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In No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality, Michael shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, ageing, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality....
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Excellent.
- By Mr Image on 18-11-20
By: Michael J. Fox
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All Creatures Great and Small
- The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Nicholas Ralph
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
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The highs and lows of being a vet in the Yorkshire Dales are perfectly captured in James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small which contains If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet....
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Brilliant tales, beautifully told.
- By Jeffrey Rudd on 25-09-20
By: James Herriot
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Trident
- The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader
- By: Jason Redman, John Bruning
- Narrated by: Erik Bergmann
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Decorated Navy SEAL Lieutenant Jason Redman served his country courageously and with distinction in Columbia, Peru, Afghanistan, and Iraq, where he commanded mobility and assault forces....
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Brilliant but poorly narrated
- By Kingofthehill on 22-05-22
By: Jason Redman, and others
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All Things Bright and Beautiful
- The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Nicholas Ralph
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
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Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer’s daughter, James Herriot thinks he’s finally got himself sorted....
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Well read. Great voice changes of characters.
- By Jeffrey Rudd on 07-10-20
By: James Herriot
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Hidden Valley Road
- By: Robert Kolker
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the air force brought them to Colorado, where their 12 children perfectly spanned the baby boom....
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Touching
- By George F on 23-04-20
By: Robert Kolker
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The Prison Doctor
- By: Dr Amanda Brown, Ruth Kelly
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Horrifying, heartbreaking and eye-opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent behind bars....
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amazing listening
- By Nigel Reed on 21-06-19
By: Dr Amanda Brown, and others
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Undoctored
- The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients
- By: Adam Kay
- Narrated by: Adam Kay
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Adam Kay's secret diary from his time as a junior doctor This is Going to Hurt was the publishing phenomenon of the century. It has been read by millions, translated into 37 languages, and adapted into a major BBC television series. But that was only part of the story....
By: Adam Kay
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Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor
- By: Max Pemberton
- Narrated by: Alexi Armitage
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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If you're going to be ill, it's best to avoid the first Wednesday in August. This is the day when junior doctors graduate to their first placements and begin to face having to put into practice what they have spent the last six years learning....
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Worth a listen!
- By Sarah Elizabeth Jones on 01-03-19
By: Max Pemberton
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Gas Man
- By: Colin Black
- Narrated by: Colin Black
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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Join Colin Black on his journey from accidental medical student to HSE and NHS trainee and, finally, consultant paediatric anaesthetist at the largest children’s hospital in Ireland, where any given day could end in laughter or tears - and that’s just the staff....
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Gas man review
- By Anonymous User on 25-02-22
By: Colin Black
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The Prison Doctor
- Women Inside
- By: Dr Amanda Brown
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Insights into the world of a prison doctor, this time taking us deeper into the walls of Bronzefield, the UK’s biggest women’s prison....
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There but by the grace of God....
- By Keith Binding on 28-06-20
By: Dr Amanda Brown
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Life, Death and Biscuits
- By: Anthea Allen
- Narrated by: Anthea Allen
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on the diaries of intensive care nurse Anthea Allen, who worked on the front line of one of the largest hospitals in Europe - St George’s in South London - during the peak of the COVID crisis, Life, Death and Biscuits is an extraordinarily powerful memoir....
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Excellent read/listen
- By Mark Smith on 28-02-22
By: Anthea Allen
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The Magic in the Tin
- A Brutal and Poignant Account of One Man's Journey Through Prostate Cancer
- By: Paul Ferris
- Narrated by: Ruairi Conaghan
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of the critically acclaimed memoir The Boy on the Shed comes a powerful tale of grit and resilience, told with great humour, openness and profound bravery....
By: Paul Ferris
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A Life in Trauma
- Memoirs of an Emergency Physician
- By: Dr Chris Luke
- Narrated by: Dr Chris Luke
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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A Life in Trauma is a frank, remarkable account of a career spent helping others, offering a positive outlook on the potential of Ireland’s healthcare system in the future....
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Good Performance
- By Anonymous User on 16-04-22
By: Dr Chris Luke
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Holiday SOS
- The Life-Saving Adventures of a Travelling Doctor
- By: Ben MacFarlane
- Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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Doctor Ben MacFarlane flies around the world picking up the pieces when Britons get into trouble abroad. A must-listen for anyone who enjoys real-life stories....
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Great read
- By Ke Donn on 09-04-20
By: Ben MacFarlane
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The Language of Kindness
- A Nurse's Story
- By: Christie Watson
- Narrated by: Christie Watson
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Christie Watson was a nurse for 20 years. Taking us from birth to death and from A&E to the mortuary, The Language of Kindness is an astonishing account of a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindness....
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Honest and thought provoking
- By stansmum on 23-05-18
By: Christie Watson
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The Doctor Will See You Now
- The Highs and Lows of My Life as an NHS GP
- By: Dr Amir Khan
- Narrated by: Dr Amir Khan
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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Charting his 15 years working as a GP, from rookie to becoming a partner in one of the UK’s busiest surgeries, Dr Amir Khan’s stories are as much about community and care as they are about blood tests and bodily fluids....
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Loved it
- By kimberley on 27-11-20
By: Dr Amir Khan
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Cutthroat
- A Surgeon’s Fight Against Big Government, Corrupt Businessmen, and a Broken Healthcare System
- By: Steven J. Cyr
- Narrated by: Brandon Williams
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In the multibillion-dollar business of American medicine, doctors are often portrayed as culprits—opportunistic millionaires who prey on the misfortune of their hapless patients and drive up the cost of health care. But often they are the real victims of a system designed to increase profits for the insurance companies, shady businessmen, and Big Government.
By: Steven J. Cyr
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The 2% Way
- How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery
- By: Dr. Myron L. Rolle
- Narrated by: Charles Ray
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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In this inspiring book, Dr. Rolle tells the story of his incredible journey, revealing how a strong work ethic, deep faith, and the family values instilled by his Bahamian immigrant parents set the stage for the transformative life philosophy that enabled him to overcome adversity, defy expectations, and create a life of meaning and purpose.
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Frontline Midwife
- My Story of Survival and Keeping Others Safe
- By: Anna Kent
- Narrated by: Anna Kent
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Anna Kent has delivered babies in war zones, caring for the most vulnerable women in the most vulnerable places in the world. At 26 years old, not yet a fully trained midwife, she delivered a baby in a tropical storm by the light of a headtorch; the following year, she would be responsible for the female health of 30,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. But returning to the UK to work for the NHS, she soon learned that even at home the right to a safe birth was impossible to take for granted.
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Incredible
- By Gebè on 13-05-22
By: Anna Kent
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The Second Chance in Life
- By: Dr. Bhaskar Bora
- Narrated by: Ledjan Micani
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
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Just when life seemed rosy and the sun was shining, Dr. Bhaskar Bora sustained a severe spinal cord injury in July 2019 following an operation, which left him with paralysis of both legs, a nonfunctioning right hand, and a long stay in the hospital, eventually leading to a forced medical retirement from his medical career and a wheelchair in place of a sports car. Poorer financially but richer in experiences of life, he is now a voice for the disabled and has written the book The Second Chance in Life as an honest reflection of his life experiences.
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Honest, brave and inspiring
- By Dr Bhaskar Bora on 04-05-22
By: Dr. Bhaskar Bora
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How We Beat Breast Cancer
- 32 Inspiring Stories of Women and Men Who Won the Battle Against Breast Cancer
- By: Lilit Netivor
- Narrated by: Summer Bird
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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These heartwarming and inspiring stories by brave women and men who have survived breast cancer are a must-listen for anyone personally or indirectly afflicted by the disease. How We Beat Breast Cancer brings together the experiences, thoughts, struggles, and victories of unique women and men from all walks of life, who tell the stories of their battles with breast cancer. Their narratives portray both the good and the bad in a real, candid language, sharing everything from diagnosis, through treatment, to life with and after cancer.
By: Lilit Netivor
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Brain Dance
- My Journey with Invisible Illness, Second Chances, and the Wonders of Applied Neuroscience
- By: Diane Grimard Wilson
- Narrated by: Diane Grimard Wilson
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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Narrated by the author, Diane Wilson shares her journey through random and sometimes humorous events of having an invisible illness, how her brain kept this injury even from herself, the loss of focus and sense of self, an obsession with day trading retirement funds, and the alternative therapies that helped heal her brain—a retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, acupuncture, learning to sing, and, most centrally, neurofeedback.
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Cutthroat
- A Surgeon’s Fight Against Big Government, Corrupt Businessmen, and a Broken Healthcare System
- By: Steven J. Cyr
- Narrated by: Brandon Williams
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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In the multibillion-dollar business of American medicine, doctors are often portrayed as culprits—opportunistic millionaires who prey on the misfortune of their hapless patients and drive up the cost of health care. But often they are the real victims of a system designed to increase profits for the insurance companies, shady businessmen, and Big Government.
By: Steven J. Cyr
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The 2% Way
- How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery
- By: Dr. Myron L. Rolle
- Narrated by: Charles Ray
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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In this inspiring book, Dr. Rolle tells the story of his incredible journey, revealing how a strong work ethic, deep faith, and the family values instilled by his Bahamian immigrant parents set the stage for the transformative life philosophy that enabled him to overcome adversity, defy expectations, and create a life of meaning and purpose.
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Frontline Midwife
- My Story of Survival and Keeping Others Safe
- By: Anna Kent
- Narrated by: Anna Kent
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Anna Kent has delivered babies in war zones, caring for the most vulnerable women in the most vulnerable places in the world. At 26 years old, not yet a fully trained midwife, she delivered a baby in a tropical storm by the light of a headtorch; the following year, she would be responsible for the female health of 30,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. But returning to the UK to work for the NHS, she soon learned that even at home the right to a safe birth was impossible to take for granted.
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Incredible
- By Gebè on 13-05-22
By: Anna Kent
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The Second Chance in Life
- By: Dr. Bhaskar Bora
- Narrated by: Ledjan Micani
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Just when life seemed rosy and the sun was shining, Dr. Bhaskar Bora sustained a severe spinal cord injury in July 2019 following an operation, which left him with paralysis of both legs, a nonfunctioning right hand, and a long stay in the hospital, eventually leading to a forced medical retirement from his medical career and a wheelchair in place of a sports car. Poorer financially but richer in experiences of life, he is now a voice for the disabled and has written the book The Second Chance in Life as an honest reflection of his life experiences.
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Honest, brave and inspiring
- By Dr Bhaskar Bora on 04-05-22
By: Dr. Bhaskar Bora
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How We Beat Breast Cancer
- 32 Inspiring Stories of Women and Men Who Won the Battle Against Breast Cancer
- By: Lilit Netivor
- Narrated by: Summer Bird
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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These heartwarming and inspiring stories by brave women and men who have survived breast cancer are a must-listen for anyone personally or indirectly afflicted by the disease. How We Beat Breast Cancer brings together the experiences, thoughts, struggles, and victories of unique women and men from all walks of life, who tell the stories of their battles with breast cancer. Their narratives portray both the good and the bad in a real, candid language, sharing everything from diagnosis, through treatment, to life with and after cancer.
By: Lilit Netivor
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Brain Dance
- My Journey with Invisible Illness, Second Chances, and the Wonders of Applied Neuroscience
- By: Diane Grimard Wilson
- Narrated by: Diane Grimard Wilson
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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Narrated by the author, Diane Wilson shares her journey through random and sometimes humorous events of having an invisible illness, how her brain kept this injury even from herself, the loss of focus and sense of self, an obsession with day trading retirement funds, and the alternative therapies that helped heal her brain—a retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, acupuncture, learning to sing, and, most centrally, neurofeedback.
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American Seoul
- A Memoir
- By: Helena Rho
- Narrated by: Helena Rho
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Helena Rho was six years old when her family left Seoul, Korea, for America and its opportunities. Years later, her Korean-ness behind her, Helena had everything a model minority was supposed to want: she was married to a white American doctor and had a beautiful home, two children, and a career as an assistant professor of pediatrics. For decades she fulfilled the expectations of others. All the while Helena kept silent about the traumas - both professional and personal - that left her anxious yet determined to escape.
By: Helena Rho
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Confined to Align
- A Journey to Wellbeing
- By: Ashley Lynn Olson
- Narrated by: Kodie Warnell
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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“Ten years after a car accident paralyzed my legs, a pressure sore infection escalated into a life-or-death scenario requiring emergency surgery, followed by an extended recovery in a nursing home. For weeks, I was confined to a special medical bed, where I was not allowed to sit up, but required to remain on my back 24/7. This is the story of my search for peace and sanity during that claustrophobic confinement, which subsequently led to a deeper understanding and alignment of my internal, eternal well-being". (Author Ashley Lyn Olson).
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The Magic in the Tin
- A Brutal and Poignant Account of One Man's Journey Through Prostate Cancer
- By: Paul Ferris
- Narrated by: Ruairi Conaghan
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Former Newcastle United winger Paul Ferris was 51. He had successfully forged a post-football career as a physio, barrister and then a CEO, and his award-winning memoir, The Boy on the Shed, was just about to be published. But then he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. This honest, sometimes brutal and frequently funny book tells the story of what happened next.
By: Paul Ferris
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Getting Through It
- My Year of Cancer During COVID
- By: Helen Epstein
- Narrated by: Helen Epstein
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Just after COVID arrived in North America, journalist Helen Epstein was diagnosed with endometrial cancer—one of a predicted 66,570 new cases of cancer of the uterine body in the United States in 2021. About 600,000 American women have had it. A candid and eye-opening account of a medical steeplechase of surgery, chemo, and radiation therapy, Getting Through It brings together reporting, research, and elements of memoir to tell an important story. A guide for other women, their caregivers, and their families.
By: Helen Epstein
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A Caring Life
- What Fifty Years in Nursing Has Taught Me About Humanity, Compassion and Community
- By: Keith Cox, Grant Jones
- Narrated by: Ant Neate
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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As a nurse for nearly 50 years, Keith Cox provided expert care and comfort to countless people facing the unimaginable. With insight and sensitivity, A Caring Life takes us behind the scenes of his remarkable nursing career and the moving stories of hope, determination and loss that underpinned it. Along the way, he shares lessons gained from a career spent confronting mortality, from finding joy in difficult circumstances to understanding that true strength comes in thinking of others and being part of a community.
By: Keith Cox, and others
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I Love You More
- By: Martha L. Garmon
- Narrated by: Martha L. Garmon
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Martha is ambitious, competitive, successful, and now divorced. As she seeks to reinvent herself, she joins a dating site looking for companionship. Instead, she finds her soul mate in Stephan. They do everything together: work, travel, dance, sing, and love. Everything changes when Stephan is diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) and then with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS—Lou Gehrig's disease). As the diseases progress, the dynamic, vivacious man Martha married disappears. Does Martha have what it takes to care for him?
By: Martha L. Garmon
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One Pair of Feet
- Virago Modern Classics
- By: Monica Dickens, Lissa Evans
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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As the effects of the war raging in Europe begins to be felt at home in London, Monica Dickens decides to do her bit and to pursue a new career and so enrols as a student nurse at a hospital. By nature clever and spirited, she struggles to submit to the iron rule of the Matron and Sisters and is alternately infuriated and charmed by her patients. That's not to mention the mountains of menial work that are a trainee's lot. But there are friends among the staff and patients, night-time escapades to dances with dashing army men and her secret writing project to keep her going.
By: Monica Dickens, and others
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Understanding the Heart
- Surprising Insights into the Evolutionary Origins of Heart Disease—and Why It Matters
- By: Stephen Hussey
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Heart disease is the number-one killer in the world. Despite ever-advancing medical procedures and more powerful pharmaceutical drugs, the rate of heart disease continues to rise. According to Dr. Stephen Hussey, this is due in part to misunderstandings about how the heart really functions and how to keep it healthy. These misunderstandings result in improper medical approaches and off-target intervention therapies.
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I am a heart patient now turned carnivore
- By Anonymous User on 06-05-22
By: Stephen Hussey
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The Story of the Unknown Soldier
- What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
- By: Clara Greene
- Narrated by: Liana Alexis
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
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An impassioned veteran embarks back in time on a long-suffering military experience and the unexpected transition thereafter through the eyes of a meek and humble woman. She must come to embrace the life she now lives in sickness and health in remarkable ways through everything surrounding her. By the time it came for her to have a military medical evaluation, she really wasn’t feeling up to it, given the extent of how she felt that entire month. After the doctors did their evaluation and sent off the report, she waited for the final decision.
By: Clara Greene
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The Song of Our Scars
- The Untold Story of Pain
- By: Haider Warraich
- Narrated by: Haider Warraich, Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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In The Song of Our Scars, physician Haider Warraich offers a bold reexamination of the nature of pain, not as a simple physical sensation, but as a cultural experience. Warraich, himself a sufferer of chronic pain, considers the ways our notions of pain have been shaped not just by science but by politics and power, by whose suffering mattered and whose didn’t.
By: Haider Warraich
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Women Who Take Your Breath Away
- The Leslie Petrone Story
- By: Julie Torres-Johnson PhD
- Narrated by: Melanie Taylor
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
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This is the inspiring, heartwarming story of a mother and daughter’s 50-year journey through the world of cystic fibrosis. Leslie’s medical prognosis was that she wouldn’t live to be seven. Although people with gene-based diseases don’t have spontaneous remissions, Leslie had one. And, despite the odds, she lived a fully functioning life to the age of 50.